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# satchel

«satchel» in Mova's school dictionary: **A bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a satchel, satchels)

### meaning for a pupil

A bag with a long strap, worn over the shoulder or on the back, used especially for carrying school books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the UK, Ireland and Australia, satchels were the traditional leather school bags; today most pupils use backpacks or rucksacks. In stories and old poems, a schoolboy goes «with his satchel and shining morning face». The word gives an old-fashioned or school feeling.

### examples

- She put her pencil case and reading book in her satchel. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x1)
- My grandad had a brown leather satchel at school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x2)
- The postman's satchel was full of letters. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x3)
- He swung his satchel over his shoulder and ran to school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x4)
- Don't forget your satchel! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x5)
- The satchel was heavy with books. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x6)
- Give me what you have got in your satchel.’ [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/#x7)

### note

Countable. Similar: schoolbag, rucksack, backpack, school bag. Spelling: s-a-t-c-h-e-l.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «satchel» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/satchel/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.